- IKEA is launching a sport inside Roblox — and paying some gamers an hourly wage to work there.
- It is the furnishing big’s first push into gaming.
- Ten gamers will get about $17 per hour to serve up digital meatballs and extra.
Who stated taking part in video video games by no means pays?
IKEA is on the lookout for staff to workers a digital retailer inside the favored gaming platform Roblox.
The Swedish furnishings big is launching a sport referred to as The Co-Employee — and 10 individuals will truly receives a commission to play, the corporate stated.
They will get IKEA’s hourly wage in London of £13.15 — roughly $17 — to serve up digital variations of the retailer’s famed meatballs inside the sport or redesign its showroom flooring.
It is IKEA’s first push into gaming. And Darren Taylor — the nation, individuals, and tradition supervisor for IKEA UK and Eire — stated the sport is an commercial for profession alternatives at Ikea.
“Our coworkers are in a position to change roles, change departments, and develop in any path they select,” Taylor stated in a press release. Apparently, that features gaming.
The sport is open to all, and purposes for the paid positions at the moment are obtainable right here. Candidates must make it by means of digital interviews earlier than the workers are chosen.
To be eligible for pay, gamers have to be over age 18 and reside within the UK or Eire. However sorry present IKEA employees: staff at bodily IKEA shops cannot apply to double-dip their salaries.
